
Morocco
Country Data
System | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
---|---|
Head of State | King Mohamed VI |
Prime Minister | Aziz Akhannouch |
Size of Cabinet | 20 |
Parliament | bicameral |
National Assembly | Majlis al-Nuwab |
Seats in NA | 395 |
Parties in NA | 12 |
Female MPs in NA | 22.78% |
Term of National Assembly | 5 years |
Term of President | n/a (hereditary monarchy) |
Constitution | 2011 |
Number of NA Elections held | 7 |
Number of PE held | n/a |
Next NA Elections | 2026 |
Next Presidential Elections | n/a (hereditary monarchy) |

List of cabinet
Reference | Role/Ministry | Name |
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Head of State | King | Mohammed VI |
Head of Government | Head of Government | Aziz Akhannouch |
Finance | Minister of Economy and Finance | Nadia Fettah Aiaoui |
Foreign | Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates | Nasser Bourita |
Defense | n/a | n/a |
Health | Minister of Health and Social Protection | Khalid Ait Taleb |
Justice | Minister of Justice | Abdellatif Ouahbi |
Agriculture | Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests | Mohamed Sadiki |
Energy | Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development | Leila Benali |
Education | Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports | Chakib Benmoussa |
Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation | Abdellatif Miraoui | |
Economy | Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills | Younes Sekkouri |
Minister of Industry and Trade | Ryad Mezzour | |
Interior | Minister of the Interior | Abdelouafi Laftit |
Media | n/a | n/a |
Environment | n/a | n/a |
Labor | n/a | n/a |
Others | Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs | Ahmed Toufiq |
Minister of Equipment and Water | Nizar Baraka | |
Minister of National Planning, Urban Planning, Housing and Urban Policy | Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri | |
Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts and Social and Solidarity Economy | Fatim-Zahra Ammor | |
Minister of Transport and Logistics | Mohamed Abdeljalil | |
Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication | Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid | |
Minister of Solidarity, Social Inclusion and Family | Aouatif Hayar | |
Secretary General of the Government | Mohamed El Hajjoui |

Main political party
Name of party | Foundation | Times Elected to NA | Times Won at NA |
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National Rally of Independents (RNI) | 1978 | 7 | 1 |
Justice and Development Party (PJD) | 5 | 2 | |
Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM) | 2008 | 3 | 0 |
Istiqlal Party (PI) | 1944 | 7 | 1 |
Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) | 1974 | 7 | 2 |
Popular Movement (MP) | 1957 | 7 | 0 |
Constitutional Union (UC) | 1983 | 7 | 0 |
Progress and Socialism Party (PPS) | 6 | 0 |

Last NA elections results
NA elections/Parties winning seats | Seats |
---|---|
2021 | |
National Rally of Independents (RNI) | 102 |
Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM) | 87 |
Independence Party (PI Istiqlal) | 81 |
Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) | 34 |
Popular Movement (PM) | 28 |
Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) | 20 |
Constitutional Union (CU) | 18 |
Justice and Development Party (PJD) | 13 |
Democratic and Social Movement (MDS) | 5 |
Front of Democratic Forces (FFD) | 3 |
Alliance of the Left Federation (AFG) | 1 |
Unified Socialist Party (PSU) | 1 |
Number of parties winning seats | 12 |
Number of parties contesting | n/a |
Female MPs | 22.78% |
Voter turnout | 50.30% |
Voting System
- PE: hereditary monarchy
- NA: 305 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 90 directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms; 90 seats are reserved for a combination of women and those under age 40 in regional multi-member constituencies, with the seats divided proportionally among the 12 regions by population size of the region)
Source: CIA World Factbook